Barry M Launches New Dazzle Dusts

I don't know about you, but I love the Dazzle Dust range by Barry M. When I first started out in make-up, I always used to buy the dazzle dusts since they are cheap but very high quality. A few years ago, dazzle dusts were the in thing to buy, but nowadays I haven't really heard or seen anything on Youtube or blogs about these dusts. If you do not know what dazzle dusts are then you have missed out big time... Dazzle dusts are pots of eyeshadow pigments which can be used for nearly everything. Dazzle dusts can even be mixed with Vaseline petroleum jelly to make a coloured lip balm. Dazzle dusts come in a range of different finishes, Shimmer, glitter or matte. The shimmer dusts are the most popular in the range and I believe this was the first finish they produced year's ago.

They already have over 60 dazzle dusts colours and now they are adding four new colours to the collection. The four dusts are very neutral based and can be used to make a smokey eye or just a nice natural eye make-up look. The four shades are Athena(dd105), Aphrodite(dd106), Venus(dd104) and Eos(dd103).

Aphrodite is the lightest shade in the new four shades and Aphrodite is a shimmery Ivory/Bisque shade. This seems the less shimmery shade out of the four.

Athena is the second lightest shade and Athena is a Shimmery beige.

Venus is the next lightest shade and Venus is a shimmery bronze shade.

Lastly Eos is the darkest shade and Eos is shimmery dark brown.

 Personally I think they are amazing products because they are very versatile and can be used for a lot of different things. Also the dazzle dusts are really pigmented and come in a small pot which can be used once finished. The four new dazzle dusts are in Boots and Superdrug stores and online now retailing for £4.59 each.

P.S I will be picking all four dazzle dusts up the next time I go into a Boots or Superdrug, so expect reviews coming on my blog very soon.

Small NYX haul Video

I have never tried or bought anything from NYX which is pretty shocking since I know a lot of people do rave about NYX. I bought four products from Love makeup which is a beauty website and they had a sale on some NYX products.

Please take a look at the video below of the NYX Haul.

Models Own Firework Nail Polish Overview

This has to be by far the best collection from Models Own (for me anyway). Firework collection is one of two new collections released last week and if you love glitter then you will love this collection. This collection is for the autumn/winter 2013 since it has the name 'Firework' and all the names for the nail polishes are names of fireworks which I quite like. There are five brand new nail polishes in this collection and they are all packed full of glitter. Each nail polish has a colour associated with it but they do not have a base colour. They all have a clear base with a main colour by different types and forms of glitter. I have tried my hardest to get good swatches and pictures of the nail polishes and their glitters, plus I bought fake nail sticks to try and get a much better swatch than you would do just seeing the polish in the bottle.

The first one is Rocket and this is a red theme glitter polish. There are red strands, orange hex, holographic micro glitters.

Roman Candle has pink hexes light and dark pink, pink and silver dots, silver micro glitter and holographic strands.

Banger contains light blue hex, pink dots, lilac micro glitter and blue strands.

Catherine Wheel contains orange hex, red dots, yellow strands and yellow micro glitter

Sparker contains holographic strands

I got mine from the Models Own website and it was £20 for the 5 polishes plus I got a mini buffer.

Boots are doing a buy one get one half price and I know they have started to stock Models  Own in Superdrug. The firework collection is going to be released in Superdrug on 25th September but it is already out in Boots and on their official website. They are £5 pounds each and I think they are affordable and brilliant for how much they cost. 

Models Own Nail Polish 'Pink Paradise'

Pink Paradise is a new nail polish from Models Own from their latest collection containing 5 shades. The 'splash' collection has literally just came out into Boots and I saw Pink Paradise and had to pick it up.

Pink Paradise looks like a super bright barbie pink colour but in actual fact its nowhere near as pink on the nails. Its a very sheer pink with chunks of iridescent glitter shining purple, orange, yellow and green with shimmer particles shining the same colours. The first layer is very sheer with a hint of pink and a varied amount of glitter.

I used three coats of Pink Paradise and it still does not look like the colour in the bottle. However I do like the colour on the nails, its not an overpowering pink, its a light pink colour which a heap of glitter particles. The glitter particles look stunning in the sun shine and can still pick up the glitter in dull daytime whether.

Plus if you are looking for a super quick nail polish to apply, I would not recommend this as it does take 5 mins max to dry and you need quite a few layers to make the colour decent enough.

Overall dont expect pink paradise to be as pink as in the bottle, but its still a nice pink to where with the glitter which looks so nice. You might be able to get the same colour if you layer the nail polish lots of times but I prefer just three coats.

The problem with glitter nail polishes like this one, is the removal process. I think it will take a long time and a lot of nail polish remover and patience.

Nails of the week - 7th October 2012

This might be a new blog post that I might do every week about the nail polish that I am wearing that week. So this weeks nail polish is by Models Own. I recently bought 6 polishes from them when they did their half price sale on everything on their website. I took advantage of that sale and bought 6 polishes. The one I am wearing in the picture below is  Mystic Mauve. Mystic Mauve is part of their champagne collection which was released ages ago. It is a nice Purple/Lilac/Mauve colour and has a nice sheen to it. The polish was very good quality because it only took one coat to make it look like the bottle colour and covered the whole nail perfectly.

I then put a glitter coat over Mystic Mauve which was Boogie Nights. This is another Models Own nail polish and its from their newest collection 'Mirrorball'. The polish has got purple, blue and multi colour glitter particles in different shapes and sizes. I love this nail polish but its quite tricky trying to get the glitter to stay on the nail and to make the glitter even on each nail to not make it look weird.

Overall love this combo Mystic Mauve and Boogie Nights. You can get Models Own on their website and in Boots online and instore.

Beauty UK Launches New Posh Polish Collection

Beauty UK has just released another set of nail polishes in their posh polish range. There are 9 new shades and they all contain glitter. Who doesnt love glitter nail polishes right?

Beauty UK is a british brand and their products are available on their website and in superdrug. Beauty UK have been around quite a long time in superdrug. Beauty UK's posh polish range has now got two collections in it and one of them is the glitter range. The glitter range includes 9 polishes full of glitter particles and there are quite a few different colours. The collection includes twinkle twinkle, gold digger, comet's tail, intergalactic, deep blue sea, cosmic candy, dorothy, mermaid and funky diva. They come in the normal Beauty UK nail polish bottle but with a silver cap on.

They are £3.49 including VAT for one nail polish and they are out now. You can buy the glitter range on their website at beautyukcosmetics.com and instore and online at Superdrug.

Barry M Nail Paint 337 Pink Silver Glitter

Barry M has recently launched new nail paints and this is one of them.There were about three or four new nail paints but this one caught my eye.

If you love pink or silver and love glitter, then this is perfect for you. Thats because this nail paint is full of pink and silver glitter particules. The glitter is micro which means you will not get patchy glitter all over your nails but an even application of glitter. The application is quite sheer, so for the full effect then you will need two or three coats and the texture is quite rough feeling. Like the feeling of putting glitter on your nails, its not the smooth texture you would feel for a non glitter nail polish.

For me, the nail paint started to chip off after two days but thats because I do a lot of typing for work. So for other people, it might take longer to chip off. It didnt last long for me and I also used a top coat to protect the nail paint to make it last longer but obviously it didnt work.

You do get 10ml or 0.35 fl oz which is quite good for £2.99. You can get this nail paint from Superdrug and Boots now. I will leave links below for boots and superdrug online.

http://www.boots.com/en/Barry-M-Nail-Paint_947704/
http://www.superdrug.com/nails/barry-m-glitter-nail-paint-pink-silver/invt/451251/

Upcoming Make-up Products For The Next Few Months

So i did one of these type of posts a long time ago and i thought i might as well do another one. These will be the upcoming make-up products that which be launching in the UK in the next couple of months. Some will be high brand and some wont be. These are the products that will be coming out very soon -

Topshop will be launching another glitter nail polishes in their make-up range. They do have a collection of glitter nail polishes (only 3) but they have never done a purple glitter nail polishes before. This is all going to change on the 21st March 2012 when they are going to be releasing a new colour called razzmatazz and razzmatazz will be a purple glitter top coat which can be used over other nail polishes.

Benefit has been releasing a lot of brand new products lately and they still keep on coming. The next product coming out is a liquid bronze highlighter. This is a first for benefit and it will join the liquid highlighter collection they have already which is highbeam and moonbeam. Sunbeam will be launched in June which will be ready for the summer and will compliments all skin tones. This can be mixed with moisturiser or foundation to make it less pigmented and can be used as an all over warm glow ready for the summer.

Collection 2000 are bringing out a new mascara called Multiplier mascara( Love the name). The multiplier has been developed to bring 14 times more volume to the lashes to create a wide-eyed look. The mascara is priced at £4.99 and is available at superdrug and boots stores nationwide on March 17 2012.

Last up is a limited edition collection by Boots No7 for the summer. The collection has been created by lisa eldridge and is called the Summer of dreams collection. I also love this name, it gives a nice feel to the collection and already interests me. The collection includes a bronzer (£13), glitter top coats in gold and silver (£8 each) a set of four eye crayons in Metallic Bronze, Hazy, Green, Cornflour Blue and Metallic Grey(£13) and lastly a Nourishing Lip shine glosses in Pink and Peach (£10.50 each). All these products sounds interesting and i might have to buy the bronzer and the glitter top coats.

First Thoughts On : Opi Divine Swine and Excuse Moi Nail Lacquers

I have never owned a Opi nail Polish or Lacquer in my life and i thought to myself, i have got to try one of their nail lacquers to see what was all the hype about. Opi is a quite expensive nail polish brand and i think they are stated and started in the US and you cannot get Opi in drugstores in the UK like Superdrug or Boots. There has always been a lot of talk and hype about Opi's nail lacquers and i have finally decided and let myself buy two of their nail lacquers.

Both of these nail lacquers are from the muppets collection which was released at christmas 2011, so its still pretty new to their collection of nail lacquers. There is a range of different nail lacquers you can buy in this collection but they are pretty expensive to buy in the first place. I bought these two nail lacquers on ebay and yes they are real ones since i bought them from a proper supplier and checked other people's reviews before purchasing.

The first one i bought is called Excuse Moi (Love the name). I have to say that this one has got glitter and colour to the polish instead of just glitter. This means that you do not have to use as much to get the full effect you want. It is a pink colour with lots of glitter. The glitter comes in a variety of colours such as pinks, reds, blues and greens. Just when you look at the bottle you can see all the different colours of glitter and how pretty this colour really is. I have never had a nail polish like this one and i really cant wait to try it out soon.

The second nail lacquer is called Divine Swine and i think this is one of miss piggy's collection. I have seen quite a lot of videos and reviews about divine swine because some people like it and some people dont, so its a love/hate relationship with this one. Just through the glass bottle i can see that there is silver chunks of glitter with purple glitter in a clear finish. So i know this is not going to be quite a strong colour and would need a lot of product to get the full effect i want. But i am still looking forward to try this product out sometime.

Overall i am quite happy with these two nail lacquers from Opi and i hope they will live up to the hype. Both of these nail lacquers can come in mini's or full sixe. I know the full size is 15ml which is quite a good size for a nail polish. I will keep you posted on the outcome when i finally use them x-x